Frontiers July 2015 Issue

South Carolina:
BR&T’s work here includes
advanced manufacturing
technology; composite
fuselage/propulsion
production.
In ancroosvs Boeing’s 11 global research
16 Boeing Frontiers
centers work together to drive
innovative solutions
by Katherine Zemtseff
When Om Prakash began
working at Boeing Research &
Technology–India in 2009, part of his
job was to connect promising new
technologies and the rest of Boeing.
One thing that immediately drew
his interest was a technology called
incremental sheet forming, which
Alabama:
Here BR&T focuses on
simulation and decision
analytics; metals and
chemical technology.
Washington:
Here BR&T works
on manufacturing
technology integration;
composite wing
manufacturing.
Brazil:
BR&T’s focus here is
on biofuels; air traffic
management; metals
and biomaterials;
support and services.
Missouri:
Here BR&T specializes in systems
technology; digital aviation and
support technology; rate-independent
production; metallics and fabrication
development; next-generation materials.
Europe:
Areas of focus for BR&T
here include environmental;
safety; air traffic
management; unmanned
aircraft systems.
California:
BR&T’s work here
includes flight sciences;
electronics and networked
systems; structures;
automated assembly;
extreme environments.